(Of all of the science fiction books we could be living in, Blindsight would not be my novel of choice.) Paper here:
SAFETY
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Adversarial Policy Defeats KataGo Go AI System 99%
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Befuddling AI Go Systems: MIT, UC Berkeley & FAR AI’s Adversarial Policy Achieves a >99% Win Rate Against KataGo https://
syncedreview.com/2022/11/02/bef
uddling-ai-go-systems-mit-uc-berkeley-far-ais-adversarial-policy-achieves-a-99-win-rate-against-katago/
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Radio’s Role in Nazi Rise: Historical Media Amplification Study
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Analysis of radio broadcasts in pre-WW2 Germany finds pro-democracy broadcasts initially slowed the Nazi rise. But after the Nazis gained access to the airwaves, radio boosted Nazi membership & then it accelerated antisemitism (in areas of Germany that were already antisemitic).
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Google Leaders Discuss Responsible AI Innovation Strategy
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Starting now: James Manyika, SVP of Technology and Society, and Marian Croak, VP of Engineering @Google will discuss the importance of innovating responsibly and what factors we keep top of mind in our research. Tune in ↓
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Adversarial Robustness Learning Theory Paper Review Process Critique
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"Adversarially Robust Learning with Tolerance" by @ashtiani_hassan
, @OneBigOh
, Urner. 2 +ve reviews, 1 -ve, saying "I implemented the method and it didn't work." But this is a theory paper… Another -ve review 4 days pre-decision, no chance to respond -
Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality publishes TPDP 2021 papers
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A new issue of the Journal of Privacy and Confidentiality (
@JPrivConf
) was just published. Featuring a section I and @radcummings guest-edited on TPDP 2021 papers. Includes papers with @RuobinGong
, @RasmusPagh1
, @Kobbini and more. Check it out! https://
journalprivacyconfidentiality.org/index.php/jpc/
issue/view/112
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